Robert Culp
Robert Culp | |
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Born | Robert Martin Culp August 16, 1930 Oakland, California, U.S. |
Died | March 24, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 79)
Cause of death | Heart Attack |
Nationality | American |
Education | Berkeley High School |
Alma mater | University of Washington School of Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actor, scriptwriter, director |
Years active | 1953–2010 |
Spouse(s) | Elayne Carroll (1951–1956) Nancy Ashe (1957–1966) France Nguyen (1967–1970) Sheila Sullivan (1971–1976) Candace Faulkner (1981–2010) |
Website | http://www.robertculponline.com/ |
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director.
Early life
[change | change source]Culp was born in Oakland, California, and graduated from Berkeley High School,[1] where he was a pole vaulter, taking second place at the 1947 CIF California State Meet.[2] He attended the University of the Pacific, Washington University in St. Louis, San Francisco State University, and the University of Washington School of Drama, but never completed an academic degree.
Career
[change | change source]Culp is widely known for his work in television.[3] Culp first earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. The 1980's brought him back to TV again, starring as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero. He also had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.[4] In all, Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years.
Personal life
[change | change source]Culp married five times and was the father of three sons, Joshua (1958), Jason (1961) and Joseph (1963), and two daughters, Rachel (1964) and Samantha (1982).[4] From 1967 to 1970, he was married to Eurasian actress France Nuyen, whom he had met when she guest-starred on I Spy. She appeared in four episodes, two of them written by Culp himself.
Culp wrote scripts for a total of seven episodes, one of which he also directed. He also wrote scripts for other television series, including Trackdown, The Rifleman and The Greatest American Hero.
Death
[change | change source]Culp died on March 24, 2010, suffering a heart attack while taking a walk in Los Angeles, California. Culp's remains were buried in the Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California, located not far from his hometown of Oakland.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ McLellan, Dennis (March 25, 2010). "Robert Culp dies at 79; actor starred in 'I Spy' TV series". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Dyestatcal.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ Obituary The Times, April 5, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Grimes, William (March 24, 2010). "Robert Culp, Star in 'I Spy,' Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2010.